AUSTRALIA VS PAKISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PAKISTAN		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	25,534	1	21,548	+ 3,985
Stroke	2	15,002	3	10,331	+ 4,671
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	11,072	40	296	+ 10,776
Low Birth Weight	4	9,904	43	248	+ 9,656
Lung Disease	5	9,225	5	8,487	+ 737
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	8,855	8	4,446	+ 4,409
Diabetes Mellitus	7	6,773	7	4,471	+ 2,302
Birth Trauma	8	6,317	50	140	+ 6,177
Kidney Disease	9	6,024	12	3,139	+ 2,885
Liver Disease	10	5,816	26	1,421	+ 4,395
Tuberculosis	11	4,466	56	53	+ 4,413
Road Traffic Accidents	12	2,988	29	1,245	+ 1,743
Other Injuries	13	2,865	22	1,642	+ 1,223
Congenital Anomalies	14	2,792	33	711	+ 2,081
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	2,760	38	379	+ 2,381
Hypertension	16	2,431	23	1,631	+ 799
Asthma	17	2,201	36	455	+ 1,746
Suicide	18	2,050	11	3,150	- 1,099
Meningitis	19	1,912	60	37	+ 1,875
Breast Cancer	20	1,910	10	3,405	- 1,495
Oral Cancer	21	1,822	32	972	+ 850
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	1,614	2	15,588	- 13,975
Violence	23	1,371	44	243	+ 1,128
Maternal Conditions	24	1,314	63	20	+ 1,294
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,213	16	2,328	- 1,115
Lung Cancers	26	1,028	4	8,769	- 7,741
Malnutrition	27	939	51	117	+ 822
Falls	28	917	14	3,116	- 2,199
Oesophagus Cancer	29	834	25	1,494	- 659
Tetanus	30	800	70	1	+ 799
Lymphomas	31	745	15	3,039	- 2,294
HIV/AIDS	32	721	57	50	+ 671
Encephalitis	33	705	68	3	+ 703
Pertussis	34	674	69	1	+ 673
Parkinson's Disease	35	652	19	2,036	- 1,384
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	578	42	276	+ 302
Drownings	37	570	47	177	+ 393
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	560	6	6,209	- 5,649
Leukemia	39	557	18	2,126	- 1,569
Epilepsy	40	517	41	285	+ 232
Liver Cancer	41	470	20	2,036	- 1,567
Fires	42	457	55	55	+ 402
Stomach Cancer	43	429	27	1,288	- 859
Cervical Cancer	44	425	39	342	+ 84
Prostate Cancer	45	378	9	3,766	- 3,389
Ovary Cancer	46	375	31	1,003	- 628
Poisonings	47	357	61	35	+ 322
Bladder Cancer	48	289	30	1,187	- 898
Measles	49	274	78	0	+ 274
Alcohol	50	267	37	380	- 113
Appendicitis	51	262	62	26	+ 236
Inflammatory/Heart	52	246	24	1,571	- 1,325
Hepatitis B	53	240	58	41	+ 199
Skin Cancers	54	163	17	2,319	- 2,155
Dengue	55	152	72	0	+ 152
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	147	45	229	- 82
Syphilis	57	137	67	3	+ 134
Hepatitis C	58	130	48	173	- 43
Uterin Cancer	59	126	35	524	- 398
Pancreas Cancer	60	113	13	3,118	- 3,004
Drug Use	61	88	21	1,783	- 1,695
War	62	63	65	8	+ 55
Malaria	63	62	82	0	+ 62
Other Neoplasms	64	44	28	1,252	- 1,209
Multiple Sclerosis	65	44	46	188	- 144
Upper Respiratory	66	31	64	17	+ 14
Skin Disease	67	14	34	594	- 580
Ascariasis	68	8	75	0	+ 8
Diphtheria	69	7	71	0	+ 7
Chlamydia	70	5	77	0	+ 5
Otitis Media	71	3	66	6	- 3
Leishmaniasis	72	0	81	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	52	114	- 114
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	53	71	- 71
Oral conditions	82	0	59	40	- 40
Schizophrenia	83	0	54	64	- 64
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	49	157	- 157
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Pakistan

Australia

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.